The new Ethiopia Cabinet has a record 50 percent female, including the country’s first woman head of Defence. This is after lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously approved the nominations put forward by reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. “Our women ministers will disprove the old adage that women can’t lead,” Abiy said while presenting his choices. French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in recent years unveiled “gender-balanced”‘ Cabinets. And Rwanda has received international recognition for female representation in government, with women making up 43 percent of its Cabinet and 61 percent of parliament members.

Source: Ethiopian News October 17, 2018 04:30 UTC